The child bride who still haunts me
By Sudarsan Raghavan (WP) I met Fayrouz Ahmed Haider in a grim refugee camp in Yemen. Just 11 years old, she was already married. She reminded me of someone else: a girl I had met thousands of 25
July 2016
Burundi crisis: MP Hafsa Mossi shot dead in Bujumbura
BUJUMBURA (Reuters) – A Burundian member of the East African Legislative Assembly was shot dead on Wednesday in what Rwanda’s foreign minister called an assassination in a country in violent political turmoil. Hafsa Mossi, a 25
Houston: Nigerian socialite sued for rape and battery
■ Olushegun Olagundoye, owner or President of Kinghaven Counseling Group is being sued for $1,000,000.00 by a former employee for sexual assault and battery – an allegation he totally denies in his own response. International 25
Ethiopia blocked social media for everyone because it’s “a distraction for students”
After university entrance exams were cancelled because the questions were posted online, Ethiopia’s government has responded by blocking access to social media. The ban applies to Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and Viber. Despite perceived ulterior motives, 25
Nigeria: Government makes new appointments at the Ports Authority
The Federal Government on Tuesday appointed Ms Hadiza Usman as Managing Director of Nigerian Ports Authority, a statement signed by the Director of Press, Federal Ministry of Transportation, Yetunde Sonaike in Abuja, has said. Sonaike stated 25
Muslim group erects billboards designed to fight terrorism, Islamophobia
A suburban Chicago Muslim group hopes two giant billboards hanging over busy Chicago highways will help to fight terrorism while also combating Islamophobia. The billboards — which read “Muslims to Muslims: See Something. Say Something. 25
Uganda’s Yoweri Museveni’s roadside call gets Twitter users guessing
This photo of Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni, chatting on the phone while sitting on a chair on the side of a village road, has raised questions – such as whether the cowboy hat-wearing leader was 25
Masquerades, traditional dancing troupes storm Houston for 2016 IgboFest
This Saturday, July 16, 2016, starting from 2 pm, the Igbo Catholic Community Center will wear a colorful look when the Ndi-Ichie Youth Cultural Foundation in conjunction with Ndi-Ichie Global Culture Outreach Project host the 25
Lowering the rhetoric – why activists must listen to Mayor Turner and soften their tongues
Figures still show a law enforcement structure and practice unfavorable to the African-American populace. For instance, it is evident that black people are still more heavily policed. This is to say that if a black 25
Nigeria: Coalition of Christian Groups reacts to recent Eid-El-Fitri public holidays declared by the Government
A coalition of 16 Christian Groups has issued a press release in reaction to an abnormal Eid-El-Fitri public holidays declared by the Government recently in Nigeria. The group stated that declaring an additional Public Holiday 25